Topic 3 · Rules of the Road: Traffic Laws in California
A white rectangular road sign gives you:
- A warning about the road surface
- Traffic laws or regulations that you must obey — correct answer
- Directions to services and destinations
Why
White rectangular signs are regulatory: speed limits, turn restrictions, lane use. Guide signs are green, blue or brown. (Section 7, White Rectangular Sign.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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